Cash for access as Rome brings in €2 fee for Trevi Fountain – but other locations are available

Coining it: Trevi Fountain in Rome - (City of Rome Major Events, Sport, Tourism and Fashion Department)

“To enter the basin of the Trevi Fountain, tourists and non-residents must pay a ticket costing €2.” So instructs the Major Events, Sport, Tourism and Fashion Department of the City of Rome. This week the authorities in the Italian capital brought in a fee to try to tackle humanity’s collective desire to view humanity’s magnificent creations.

“It’s a beautiful work of art,” says cultural guide and Roman resident James Hill. “An 18th-century celebration of the delivery of a fairly significant public utility to the city of Rome.”